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Diffstat (limited to 'include/bfd.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/bfd.h | 24 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/include/bfd.h b/include/bfd.h index a967f7a..012f804 100644 --- a/include/bfd.h +++ b/include/bfd.h @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Copyright 1990, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Contributed by Cygnus Support. -This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Diddler. +This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by @@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ instead. flagword flags; /* -Aointer to the section to which this symbol is relative, or 0 if the +A pointer to the section to which this symbol is relative, or 0 if the symbol is absolute or undefined. Note that it is not sufficient to set this location to 0 to mark a symbol as absolute - the flag @code{BSF_ABSOLUTE} must be set also. @@ -1142,14 +1142,15 @@ problems later on. BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_make_empty_symbol, (abfd)) /*:bfd.c*/ -/* @section typedef bfd +/* @section @code{typedef bfd} -Pointers to bfd structs are the cornerstone of any application using -@code{libbfd}. References though the BFD and to data in the BFD give the -entire BFD functionality. +A BFD is has type @code{bfd}; objects of this type are the cornerstone +of any application using @code{libbfd}. References though the BFD and +to data in the BFD give the entire BFD functionality. -Here is the BFD struct itself. This contains the major data about -the file, and contains pointers to the rest of the data. +Here is the struct used to define the type @code{bfd}. This contains +the major data about the file, and contains pointers to the rest of +the data. */ struct _bfd @@ -1220,7 +1221,7 @@ and here: long mtime; /* -For output files, channel we locked (is this used?). +Reserved for an unimplemented file locking extension. */ int ifd; @@ -1394,14 +1395,17 @@ What this does /* bfd_set_archive_head + Used whilst processing archives. Sets the head of the chain of BFDs contained in an archive to @var{new_head}. (see chapter on archives) */ + PROTO(boolean, bfd_set_archive_head, (bfd *output, bfd *new_head)); /* bfd_get_elt_at_index +Return the sub bfd contained within the archive at archive index n. */ PROTO(bfd *, bfd_get_elt_at_index, (bfd *, int)); @@ -1501,7 +1505,7 @@ The symbol to relocate against was undefined. bfd_reloc_undefined, /* -The relocaction was performed, but may not be ok - presently generated +The relocation was performed, but may not be ok - presently generated only when linking i960 coff files with i960 b.out symbols. */ |